Yaya Mavundla

2021 Oscar winners Minari and Tenet; 2020 Oscar winner Judy; Jude Law in The Nest ; & Janelle Monáe in Antebellum MINARI | Stream from 9 September 2021, first on Showmax   Winner of over 100 awards, Minari is a moving semi-autobiographical drama about a family of South Korean immigrants who try to start a farm in rural Arkansas in the 1980s.   Yuh-jung Youn made history this year as the first Korean to win an acting Oscar, taking home Best Supporting Actress. Minari picked up a further five Oscar nominations - Best Film, Director, Screenplay, Score and Actor, for Steven Yeun ( The Walking Dead ’s Glenn). Child actor Alan S Kim was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at this year’s BAFTAs, where Youn won Best Supporting Actress and the film picked up a further four nominations. Minari also won both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.   Minari has a 98% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes , with Empire Magazine call...

  Uthando Nes’thembu  returns to Mzansi Magic for an explosive and nail-biting season 5   One of TV’s hottest shows is back for a fifth season, and it promises to be the wildest ride yet. Musa Mseleku and his four wives are ready to be the talk of the social media town when brand new episodes of the much-loved  Uthando Nes’thembu  come to Mzansi Magic in September. Season 4 ended on a cliffhanger, with Musa confronting his wives about the lack of harmony between the households, wives dressing inappropriately and other accusations which divides the family. Season 5 picks up with the Mseleku wives reuniting to fix their issues and explore what led to them in the first place. Mamkhulu takes the lead by organising an all-girls trip – but will this have the intended effect, or will it only sow further seeds of division? After all, as any connoisseur of reality TV knows, women alone on a trip is often where the most drama happens. This doesn’t mean Musa is off the hoo...

A-Listers galore at  Thapelo Mokoena's restaurant media launch. Nambitha Ben Mazwi, Mampho Brescia, Celeste Ntuli, Lerato Sengadi are some of the top celebrities spotted at the event.  The Cradle of Humankind known for its scenic views and breathtaking atmosphere is excited to welcome Molitva Orthodox Mediterranean restaurant to its list of restaurants. Molitva is set to bring a luxurious Mediterranean feel with its unique interior and exterior style and mezze menu offering from the freshest seafood to tantalizing desserts tailored to perfection by head chef, Milan Cerimaj who has ensured that the menu delivers on great taste and to suit any occasion. Moltiva, which means Prayer in Serbian, is an establishment built around the concept of companionship and sharing. Whether one is looking for a beautiful and secluded spot for an intimate date night with their partner, much need family time away from home or to host a corporate event, Molitva’s stunning Mediterranean selecti...

New episodes of the Showmax Original  Temptation Island South Africa  drop at midnight every Thursday until 3 November 2021.  The first episode of  Temptation Island South Africa  — based on the Banijay-owned hit reality format — is now streaming on Showmax, and it’s already clear that the four couples are in for the ultimate relationship test.  Estelle Langa and Justin  Fritz , Musa  Qubinkomo  and  Sifiso Ndlazi ,  Nthabiseng Maphago  and  MJ Maponya, and Precious Khumalo  and Grant Manuel  may have all arrived in paradise (aka Knysna) together, but, now that they’re in separate villas, living with sexy singles, will they leave with each other, or with someone better?  The first episode’s big talking point is going to be the introductions from the 20 single men and women who are looking for love. The couples sat together for their first glimpses of temptation, but the singles didn’t hold back....

  Inkunzi YeVodka - Smirnoff 1818 initiates R10 million recovery plan for tavern owners within the KZN province after state strife   Smirnoff may be the world’s number 1 vodka, but at its heart, Smira mira as it is known here has strong South African roots! It is this south African heritage especially in KZN that necessitated the brand to give back, by contributing R10M to aid in the recovery of taverns in KZN affected by recent looting.     “We know that many tavern owners have been negatively affected by the recent events in the country and province. This is why it is important for us to rebuild alongside these establishments in KZN and show that we are in this together,” says Gregory Tabane, Head of White Spirits at Diageo SA.   The R10M will go a long way in restoring local KZN taverns that lost years of investment to the unrest, resulting in such personal and economic devastation that some entrepreneurs have been left in doubt if they can ever build ag...

Guests in attandance took home awesome goodie bags which had 9 Ingram's products and hard copy images to keep the memories.  Images by Ingram's  On Saturday the 21st of August media, celebrity guests and VIPs gathered at Constitution Hill's Woman's Jail for the official launch and celebration of Layers of a Black Transgender Woman exhibition curated and birthed by award-winning transgender activist and reality TV Star Yaya Mavundla.  The exhibition supported by Ingram's, Constitution Hill and Access Chapter 2 features Yaya Mavundla, reality TV Star Tholang Motsumi and the first ever Miss South Africa openly transgender woman to enter Miss South Africa Lehlogonolo Machaba.  Guests mingled, viewed the exhibition and had a time of their lives sipping on wine and having fun in front of the camera being captured by Ingram's photographer for their hard copy images to take home for memories.  Guests who couldn't resist opening their Ingram's goodie bags while a...